Parking is a sacred cow at UC campuses; all parking is paid, period. X-class spaces can, under special circumstances, be reserved for individual personnel. While there maybe named spaces for the Laureates, I guarantee that SOMEONE pays a heavy premium to the parking unit for those spaces.

My campus has, offhand, X spaces for the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellors. I've always assumed that the spaces are paid by their offices.

I felt this show was one of the freshest BBTs in a bit. They have tended to become a bit formulaic. This one seemed to break out of that. Not sure exactly why I feel that way, but I enjoyed a bit more than the others recently.

Also, I was surprised in the way Howard pushed Sheldon with the car. I knew it was heading that way, and I was looking for clues that the car wasn't under it's own power (I don't think the studio or insurance company would allow two actors to do that for real). I couldn't see any wires or other hidden mechanisms to make the car move and push Sheldon like that. So I wonder if it was "real" or "memorex"?

That's "in the real world", but one small slip or mechanical malfunction, and Howard is actually running Sheldon over. It had to have been controlled somehow, or stunt actors (which it wasn't because it was clearly Sheldon. I'd have to watch it again to see if it was a stunt driver).

It was definitely a Mini. As far as I know, there are only two different body styles of Mini, and this certainly wasn't the Clubman. So it was just a regular Mini Cooper, with probably the highest trim level.

Not counting the convertibles there are 4 Mini body styles: Coupe, Countryman, Clubman and the basic original model.

That's "in the real world", but one small slip or mechanical malfunction, and Howard is actually running Sheldon over. It had to have been controlled somehow, or stunt actors (which it wasn't because it was clearly Sheldon. I'd have to watch it again to see if it was a stunt driver).

I wonder if it was a "prop" car with a small electric motor running instead and gas engine SFX dubbed in.

Or there could have been a stagehand pushing it while ducked down in the rear.

The TCF user Bob_Newhart (scroll back in the thread) rather dislikes the Big Bang Theory characters of Amy Farrah Fowler and Bernadette. Since this episode made very heavy use of both characters, this would be the episode he would like the least.

The TCF user Bob_Newhart (scroll back in the thread) rather dislikes the Big Bang Theory characters of Amy Farrah Fowler and Bernadette. Since this episode made very heavy use of both characters, this would be the episode he would like the least.

I was thinking somehow Dr Bob Hartley was involved and he just dreamed the whole big bang universe. Your explanation is clearly so much more reasonable. Thanks....

Bernadette uses a similar annoying affect in her too squeaky voice like Leonard did the nerd squinting nasally thing in the first 2 seasons. He's toned that down. She needs to also. She is trying too hard to be nerdy.

Bernadette uses a similar annoying affect in her too squeaky voice like Leonard did the nerd squinting nasally thing in the first 2 seasons. He's toned that down. She needs to also. She is trying too hard to be nerdy.

Great episode though. I laughed with the laugh track.

In her first couple of appearances, Bernadette spoke in a lower voice, I assume one that matched the actress' natural voice. The higher pitch was adopted in later appearances.